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2020 Football Roster
Roster
Thomas Leggett
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Navarre, Fla.
- High School:
- Navarre
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Turned in possibly his best season of his career during final year as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in nine games, all starts, from his safety position โฆ missed only the win over Baylor (11/14) late in the season โฆ ranked sixth on the team and third among defensive backs with 51 tackles (39 solo), the most in his career โฆ had 4.0 tackles for a loss in that total to go along with three pass breakups โฆ all his pass breakups and his tackles for loss came against Big 12 foes โฆ recorded one tackle on special teams as part of punt coverage โฆ posted at least two tackles in all but one game and five or more tackles in six different contests โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the year with seven tackles in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12) โฆ matched his career high two weeks later in the Big 12 opener against Texas (9/26) with nine tackles โฆ marked the second time in his career to notch nine tackles in a game โฆ achieved a career high with a pair of pass breakups versus the Longhorns as well โฆ combined for 10 tackles the next two weeks with four coming at Kansas State (10/3) and then six at Iowa State (10/10) โฆ final pass breakup of the season came during the win over West Virginia (10/24) โฆ posted seven tackles in back-to-back games against Oklahoma (10/31) and at TCU (11/7) โฆ both games also featured a tackle for a loss for a one-yard setback โฆ was one tackle shy of his career high with eight stops at Oklahoma State (11/28) โฆ closed his Red Raider career with three tackles in the win over Kansas (12/5) โฆ matched his career high with 2.0 tackles for loss in his final outing as a Red Raider โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team for a second-consecutive season โฆ SENIOR DECISION: elected to forego his final season of eligibility to begin training for the 2021 NFL Draft. ย
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Added leadership responsibilities as a junior as part of the team captains circle โฆ one of five junior representatives who were named a team captain by his peers โฆ appeared in 11 of 12 games, while making seven starts from his safety position โฆ missed only the game at Baylor (10/12) due to an injury โฆ finished seventh on the team with 42 tackles (32 solo) โฆ shared the team high among defensive backs with 6.0 tackles for a loss and ranked tied for third among all defensive players โฆ saw two of those TFLs be at the result of a sack โฆ also third on the team with three pass breakups โฆ posted at least two tackles in 10 games and five or more tackles four times โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with two tackles and a pass breakup against Montana State (8/31) โฆ performed well against UTEP (9/7), totaling three tackles and a sack โฆ marked the first sack of his career โฆ closed non-conference play with two tackles at Arizona (9/14) โฆ began Big 12 play with six tackles in conference opener at Oklahoma (9/28) โฆ posted a career-high nine tackles the following week in a top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) โฆ performance also featured a career high with 2.0 tackles for a loss โฆ had four tackles in two of the next three games against Iowa State (10/19) and in the road win at West Virginia (11/9) โฆ recorded two tackles in the game between those contests at Kansas (10/26) โฆ one of those tackles versus the Jayhawks went for a one-yard loss โฆ posted five tackles and a tackle for a loss in back-to-back games against TCU (11/16) and Kansas State (11/23) โฆ tackle for a loss against TCU was the result of a seven-yard sack โฆ added his third and final pass breakup of the season versus Kansas State as well โฆ started at safety at Texas (11/29) but did not record a tackle for the only time on the season โฆย AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized as a first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.ย
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)ย
Saw action in all 12 games during his first year as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in both the secondary and on special teams ... made two starts at safety which came on the opening two weekends against Ole Miss (9/1) and Lamar (9/8) โฆ ended the season with eight tackles and a blocked kick โฆ three of his tackles came via special teams, which ranked tied for second on the team ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: totaled a pair of tackles in the season opener versus Ole Miss โฆ first of three-straight games with two tackles to start the season โฆ other two tackles came at TCU (10/11) and versus Oklahoma (11/3) โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: Academic All-Big 12 second team honoree.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirt season ... did not play ... scout team member.ย
ALLAN HANCOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played his 2016 freshman season at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, Calif. โฆ earned first team All-Pacific League honors after leading the team with 50 tackles (37 solo) during the 2016 season โฆ also recorded four tackles for loss and two interceptions โฆ his four pass breakups ranked second on the team โฆ had one sack and four tackles for a loss โฆ helped push Allan Hancock College to a 5-5 overall record while playing in California Community College Athletic Association.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Navarre High School in Navarre, Fla โฆ named the Subway East Most Valuable Player as a senior after helping lead Navarre to its first undefeated regular season in school history โฆ was credited with 30 tackles and seven breakups as part of a 10-1 season โฆ led the team with 99 tackles during his junior campaign.
PERSONAL
Thomas Leggett โฆ one of four siblings โฆ has two older brothers in Bradley and Jordan Leggett and a younger sister, Amber โฆ Jordan Leggett was a tight end at Clemson and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft โฆ Bradley Leggett played collegiately at Florida Tech โฆ earned his bachelor's degree in nutrition in May 2020 prior to his senior season.ย
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 1, at Iowa State (2018)
Tackles: 9, twice, vs. Texas (2020)*
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, twice, vs. Kansas (2020)*
Sacks: 1.0, twice, vs. TCU (2019)*
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Texas (2020)
Blocked Kicks: 1, at Iowa State (2018)
All-Purpose Yards: 17, at Iowa State (2018)
* Indicates most recent high
